First Church of Roxbury
First Church of Roxbury is a church in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. First Church of Roxbury is situated nearby to First Church in Roxbury, as well as near Roxbury Heritage State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Church in Roxbury and Roxbury Heritage State Park.
First Church in Roxbury
Church
The First Church in Roxbury, also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry. A church on this site has been in use since 1632 when early English settlers built the first meetinghouse.
Roxbury Heritage State Park
Park
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Roxbury Heritage State Park is a history-themed heritage park in the oldest part of Roxbury, a former town annexed in 1868 by Boston, Massachusetts. It is anchored by the Dillaway–Thomas House, a large colonial structure built in 1750 and thought to be the oldest surviving house in Roxbury. Roxbury Heritage State Park is situated 520 feet northwest of First Church of Roxbury.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is situated 4,200 feet northwest of First Church of Roxbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxbury and Nubian Square.
Roxbury
One of the first towns founded in Massachusetts Bay, Roxbury is located at the geographic center of Boston. Serving as the heart of Black culture in Boston, Roxbury seriously considered seceding from Boston during the late 1980s.
Nubian Square
Neighborhood
Nubian Square is the primary commercial center of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located at the intersection of Dudley Street and Washington Street.
Frederick Douglass Square Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Frederick Douglass Square Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.
First Church of Roxbury
- Type: Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3295° or 42° 19′ 46″ northLongitude
-71.0891° or 71° 5′ 21″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87JC8WH6+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 358284251OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipGeoNames ID
7143498
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